Sakurabito 櫻人 (Cherry Blossom-man), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, between 1845 and 1846

Woodblock print, oban tate-e. The buddhist monk seigen holding the sleeve of a cringing sakura-hime in front of a smoking brazier. Poem inscribed above. Date: between 1845 and 1846. Dimensions: Height: 36.50 centimetres Width: 24.30 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Sakurabito 櫻人 (Cherry Blossom-man) (BM 2008,3037.17457)